Learn Meditation Part-I
Learning how to meditate is the most important part of being a human being. In fact, to uncover and embrace all that you are, meditation is key. Meditation reveals to you the Truth of your infinite, divine nature, and there are absolutely no material equivalents to these discoveries. Along the way to Self-Realization, many other priceless benefits are also bestowed by meditation practice.
Preparation for Meditation:
One of the most important aspects of learning how to meditate and reaping the rewards of this spiritual science, is to develop a consistent, daily practice. Without such a practice, you are unlikely to master this subtle art. So below are guidelines of what you need to set-up in order to maximize your chances of learning and succeeding in meditation.
1. Meditation Time:
To really increase the chances of meditation becoming an integral part of your life, set a particular time of day when you plan to meditate. Preferably this should be early in the morning if possible but if not, then some other time of day when you can do your meditation consistently is also fine. For beginner’s, the optimum configuration is 2 times per day, 20 minutes each session, once in the morning, once in the evening. This configuration has been proven time and again to be the best for those just learning to meditate.
2. Meditation Space:
Not far behind Meditation Time, is Meditation Space, if you want to learn meditation and establish a long-term, consistent practice. Having a space put aside for meditation, will make it much easier to do your daily meditation, and also help induce the right state of mind for meditation. The space should be inspiring, clean and simple, so that once you enter it, your mind reflects the outer order, thus making it easier to concentrate and penetrate beyond the superficial levels of consciousness.
3. Meditation Tools:
Don’t underestimate the importance of simple meditation tools to help you learn and master this art. A good meditation cushion, or Zafu will help you with your posture and relieve you of back pain. Proper meditation attire, will keep your blood circulating and prevent your legs from falling asleep. A stop watch will help you stay focused during meditation, as it will relieve the need to constantly check the time. Some incense, or a candle, will help help calm the mind and inspire your spiritual nature. So put these items in place, as they will not just inspire, but also help prevent some of the common pitfalls that derail an early meditation practice. The Tips & Tools article above, gives you more information on this.
Meditation Posture:
Once you have established your place and time. The next step is actually getting down to meditating. Although you can meditate sitting up straight on a chair or lying flat on your back, the traditional postures of meditation are sitting cross legged with certain mudras (hand positions in place). These postures are the best for meditating and if you are learning how to meditate, I strongly suggest trying one of these sitting postures first.
Learn Meditation Part-I
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Spiritual reality takes you through a unique journey. A journey which will change your life, a journey which will enrich you and make you knowledgeable and blissful. Spiritual reality is a programme on meditation and meditational experiences. While you watch this programme, be totally relaxed, just witness it just flow with it. Don’t try to analyze it, totally be with it. If any thought comes, cut the thought. Take a deep breath and just be with it, it is just for you. In this whole creation we are just a small speck. Each one of us is in search of good health, peace knowledge, prosperity, harmony and overall a happy and blissful life at all human times and situations. Each and every person tries hard to achieve this state. Can this be really achieved? Yes, this can be achieved. All this is possible only by understanding cosmic energy and self knowledge. Now let’s know about cosmic energy. The cosmic energy exists everywhere in the cosmos. It is a bond between the galaxies, the planets, humans and molecules. It is the space between each and every, it is the bond which keeps the whole cosmos in order. Cosmic energy is the life force. This cosmic energy is essential to maintain the order of our life and to expand our consciousness. Cosmic energy is the base for all our actions and functions. We receive some amount of cosmic energy in deep sleep and in total silence. We are using this energy for our day to day activities like seeing, speaking, hearing, thinking and all actions of our body. This limited energy gained through sleep is not sufficient for these activities that is why we feel exhausted, tired and tensed. This leads to mental and physical stress and all kind of illnesses. The only way to overcome this is to get more and more cosmic energy. Cosmic energy is essential to maintain the order of our life, to lead a healthy and happy life, to totally involve in all situations we are in, to obtain knowledge and finally for expansion of our consciousness. Abundant cosmic energy is obtained only through meditation. Sleep is unconscious meditation. Meditation is consciousness sleep. In sleep we get limited energy, in meditation we get abundant energy. This energy enhances the power of our body, mind and intellect. It opens the doors for our sixth sense and beyond. With this boosted energy through meditation we will be relaxed, healthy and happy. It also helps to reach the greater heights in physical realm. Meditation is nothing but a journey of our consciousness towards the self. In meditation we consciously travel from body to mind, mind to intellect, intellect to self and beyond. To do meditation first we have to stop all the functions of our body and mind i.e. body movements, seeing, speaking and thinking. Now let’s know how to do meditation. For meditation first thing is posture. You may sit in any posture. The posture must be comfortable and stable. We can either meditate on floor or on chair. We can mediate in any place wherever we feel comfortable. Sit comfortably, cross your legs, clasp your fingers. Now close your eyes. Stop inner or outer chatter. Don’t chant any mantra, just relax, totally relax, and just relax. When we cross our legs, clasp our fingers energy circuit is formed and give more stability. Eyes are the doors of the mind, so eyes should be closed. Mantra chanting or any chattering, inner or outer, are the activities of the mind. So it should be stopped. When body relaxes consciousness travels to the next zone. Mind and intellect. Mind is nothing but a bundle of thoughts. There are numerous thoughts always coming to the surface of the mind. Whenever there are thoughts the mind we may get many questions, known or unknown. To transcend the mind and intellect one has to observe the breath. Observation is the nature of the self, so one should just witness the breath. Don’t do conscious breathing, don’t inhale or exhale consciously. Let inhalation or exhalation happen own its own.
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